What is the retirement plan like at New York Police Department?

Pros

Good benefits including health and retirement. Overtime. Pension.

Cons

Low morale, crappy pay, forced overtime, too much micromanaging, too many disciplinary units looking to screw you over, severely understaffed, retirement is 25 yrs for full benefits, the city will screw you every chance it gets, and criminals have more freedom then the cops.

Advice to Management

Stop micromanaging, back your cops!

Pros

Career opportunities for advancements, multitude of specialties units Competitive salary, medical benefits, overtime pay, retirement plan, 457k / 401k,

Cons

Extremely stressful career, High demanding job, exposed to highly dangerous & life threatening situations, Complex public opinions, Minimal support from Government Officials.

Advice to Management

Executive Officers should be more support & objective toward subordinate personnel.

Pros

Great retirement and ranking up quick

Cons

Bad management and lackluster supervisors

Pros

Good benefits including health and retirement. Overtime. Pension.

Cons

Low morale, crappy pay, forced overtime, too much micromanaging, too many disciplinary units looking to screw you over, severely understaffed, retirement is 25 yrs for full benefits, the city will screw you every chance it gets, and criminals have more freedom then the cops.

Advice to Management

Stop micromanaging, back your cops!

Pros

Great benefits, retirement opportunities, love it

Cons

very political, mandated overtime, and no holidays

Pros

Career advancement, good benefits, early retirement, a sense of accomplishment , training, job security, excitement and adventure.

Cons

overly worked, dangerous, limited time off, could be a constant target, also work irregular hours.

Pros

- A lot of overtime. - Good work life/balance with this title. - Good city health benefits/ retirement plans. - Great NYPD discounts/ perks.

Cons

- Unqualified management. - Raises based on friendship, not experience. - Micromanaging. - Unfair merit raise treatment. - False promise of title promotions. - Low opportunities for growth.

Advice to Management

Management treats employees very unfairly. The people who usually move up are based on relationship status with upper management. There’s no real merit raises for good work so there’s no point in doing a good job. Most lower title employees are hard workers but there’s very poor/ unqualified management all across the board.

Pros

The NYPD is a great organization, there is advancement for the active employee as well as competitive exams for the bookworms. Like in any job, advancement is for those who work for it. There are a lot of downtimes when police officers become lazy, 80% of police officers fall into this category. The first thing a new police officer must learn is to get out of uniform, which means patrol. Patrol is for the lazy police officers who are afraid of advancement and learning new experiences because they are afraid to go it alone without their partner. I moved from assignments every 5 years (OCCB, Sqd, QRS, QMajor Case, QHS, Q Special Victims). I knew I wanted to be a good detective and I learned from every assignment in the detective bureau. I was promoted to Detective First Grade in 12 years (I earned more than a capt), I hated that I was always on overtime. Being an active police officer and you will be recognized. Get out of the public's eye, that's getting out of uniform. Once out of uniform, the fun starts until retirement. There are many investigative agencies that need great investigators. Bosses have no experience as investigators and will have a hard time looking for a retirement job, that's why bosses remain on the job until they get forced out. There is life after the job...live the dream. Don't get stuck in a rut as an NYPD dinosaur, no one will appreciate you for hanging around. I retired in 2004, and miss the fun. The job "is the greatest show on earth," if you know what your doing.

Cons

Not enough overtime. Bad management, police officers that just take exams to advance have no street experience and always make bad decisions. Plus, inexperienced bosses rely on those police officers that have the gift of gab, again, stay away from these police officers, they will always steal credit where credit should be.

Advice to Management

Promote based upon merit, not favoritism or cronyism...

Pros

The NYPD is a great organization, there is advancement for the active employee as well as competitive exams for the bookworms. Like in any job, advancement is for those who work for it. There are a lot of downtimes when police officers become lazy, 80% of police officers fall into this category. The first thing a new police officer must learn is to get out of uniform, which means patrol. Patrol is for the lazy police officers who are afraid of advancement and learning new experiences because they are afraid to go it alone without their partner. I moved from assignments every 5 years (OCCB, Sqd, QRS, QMajor Case, QHS, Q Special Victims). I knew I wanted to be a good detective and I learned from every assignment in the detective bureau. I was promoted to Detective First Grade in 12 years (I earned more than a capt), I hated that I was always on overtime. Being an active police officer and you will be recognized. Get out of the public's eye, that's getting out of uniform. Once out of uniform, the fun starts until retirement. There are many investigative agencies that need great investigators. Bosses have no experience as investigators and will have a hard time looking for a retirement job, that's why bosses remain on the job until they get forced out. There is life after the job...live the dream. Don't get stuck in a rut as an NYPD dinosaur, no one will appreciate you for hanging around. I retired in 2004, and miss the fun. The job "is the greatest show on earth," if you know what your doing.

Cons

Not enough overtime. Bad management, police officers that just take exams to advance have no street experience and always make bad decisions. Plus, inexperienced bosses rely on those police officers that have the gift of gab, again, stay away from these police officers, they will always steal credit where credit should be.

Advice to Management

Promote based upon merit, not favoritism or cronyism...

Pros

Pension, early retirement, civil service/discretionary advancement.

Cons

The reward is not worth the perilous risk. The organization is internally governed by nepotism - unless you are affiliated with the right people you're career will progress up to the glass ceiling - which has a very low altitude. If you want to be involved in law enforcement, go federal or to another police agency. Most of your tasks will be menial or in a babysitting capacity. The organizational is deeply rooted in unethical practices - you will be lied to from the outset of your career which comes from a culture of deception which is passed from generation to generation of those in management. To those who are going into the NYPD my advice to you is - the key to success is by hobnobbing with the right people. Take a healthy but skeptical approach to direction from supervision. Beware of the self-serving. The job is like high school and that will become inevitably clear to you. Coupled with external forces, such as other self-serving politicians and organiztions such as the CCRB, City Council, the "mayor" or the NYS AG and city district attorney's offices, you stand a great chance of having at least an indelible blemish on your reputation - the worst being criminally prosecuted for doing your job. Additionally, the job governs your off-duty life and will knowingly and intentionally enpower those who make false allegations against you. They are not looking out for your best interests or taking a unbiased approach. The current commissioner of internal affairs wields too much power, governs with an iron fist and practices vendettas. No work/life balance. 90% work/10% life.

Advice to Management

Drain the swamp and start fresh.